| 7 idioms related to Spring | ||
| The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). | This is an evergreen classic English proverb. You can use it when you think you would be happier in a different situation. However, the other circumstances really are not any better. | You know what it’s like, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I’m always looking at jobs advertised online and thinking I’d be better off somewhere else. |
| A ray of sunshine. | If you describe something or someone as a ray of sunshine, you mean it brings happiness, often during a sad or hopeless time. | My best friend was a real ray of sunshine when I was recovering from surgery. |
| Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. | You can use this proverb when you want to tell someone they should not make plans based on future events that are not certain. | When my mom heard that I was preparing my campaign before even being nominated, she warned me, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” |
| The bee’s knees. | This idiom is a dated slang you can use to describe something (but also someone) extremely good. | Boy, that singer last night was the bee’s knees, wasn’t she? |
| Walk with/ have a spring in your step. | You can use this idiom to refer to someone that walks in an energetic way, almost showing happiness in their pace. | There has been a definite spring in his step since he left his last job. |
| In two shakes (of a lamb’s tail). | This idiom refers to time. You can use it to say that something will happen very quickly, or that you will do something very soon. | Supper will be ready in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. |
| (To be) as fresh as a daisy. | When you are as fresh as a daisy, it means you feel energetic and refreshed. | Wow, your desk is looking fresh as a daisy now that you’ve gotten all that paperwork filed. |
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